Fire extinguishing apparatus



p 1932- A. B. PHISTER ET AL FIRE EXTINGUISHING' APPARATUS Filed Deb.

llll lllllllllllllll Ill \\c|| I l A TTORNEYS Patented Sept. 20, 1932UNITED STATES eaten? arri es ALBERT B. PHISTER AND BENJAMIN H. PHISTER,OF FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY, AS-

SIGrNORS TO THE PHISTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO,.A

CORPORATION OF DELAWARE FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS Application filedDecember 15, 1928.

Our invention relates to fire extinguishing apparatus, and to anenclosing cabinet for the apparatus which may be permanentlyincorporated in a building structure.

It is the object of our invention to provide a cabinet retaining a waterhose preferably permanently coupled to a water pipe in the house servicesystem, in which the hose is mounted on a reel so arranged in the casingthat the hose may be withdrawn in any direction within substantially anangle of one hundred and eighty degrees. It is further our object toprovide a mounting for a reel which will enable anyone to open thecasing or cabinet lid, and then move quickly in the direction in whichthe hose is required to extinguish the fire without stopping to adjustthe position of the reel or to reel off a desired amount of hose andthen proceed to use it.

The above and other objects to which reference will be made in theensuing disclosure we accomplish by that certain combination andarrangement of parts of which we have shown a preferred embodiment.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of our preferredtype of cabinet.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the cabinet taken from the positionindicated by the line AA in Figure 1 with the reel swivel bracket soextended that the hose may be withdrawn to the right.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the cabinet taken from the same positionas Figure 2 with the reel extended straight out.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cabinet taken from the same positionas Figures 2 and 3 with the reel extended so that the hose may bewithdrawn to the left.

Figure 5 is a detail view of the reel mountmg.

The cabinet will ordinarily be of metal having the sides and ends formedof frame pieces 1 having inturned flanged walls '2. The frame may be ofdesired size but usually will be of such size that it will fit betweenthe studding Serial No. 326,273.

cumstances, with on offset portion having so exposed through a hole inthe wall 3 as to be available for the attachment of a short nipple towhich is connected the water valve 6 having a handle 7 exposed formanipulation from the front of the cabinet. I

An elbow 8 with a coupling piece 9 will be connected to the valve andthe hose will be coupled on the coupling piece as indicated at 10, andleft normally in coupled up position so as to be immediately availablefor withdrawal in caseof fire. The reel 11 on which the hose will bemounted has a central axle 12 mounted in forked-arms 13 which extenddiagonally in the cabinet from a supporting member 14. The member 14 hasa shaft 15 which extends through a hole 16 in a link arm 17, beingsecured rotatably thereon by means of a cotter pin or the like. The linkarm 17 at its other end has a hole 18 through which a threaded stud 19,having an enlarged head 20 extends. The stud 19 is secured in asupporting bracket 21 which is mounted on the inturned wall of the framebeing secured thereon with bolts 22 or rivets. The link 17 has a boss 23which, when the reel is withdrawn from the cabinet, and turned, engagesa boss 24 or blocking'member on the support 21. Another boss 24aprevents the reel from being pushed too far into the cabinet. I

The link is thus pivotally mounted at both its ends, and with thewithdrawal of the reel, its pivot is swung clear of the face of thecabinet where it may be swiveled through an arc of approximately onehundred and eighty degrees. The object of preventing the completeswiveling of the link about the axis of the stud 19 is to prevent thereel from jamming in the cabinet.

The cabinet has a hinged lid or cover 25 which preferably will allow thecover to swing to a completely open position as indicated. The reel whenwithdrawn may be moved into any of the three positions indicated inFigures 2 to 4, or at any angles between the positions illustrated-Thus, no matter in what direction it is required to withdraw the hosefrom the reel, the reel will quickly adjust itself so as to permit suchwithdrawal.

lVhile the use of hoses mounted on reels for fireprotection is not initself novel, We are unaware of any construction in which such instantavailability of a fire hose is provided in a cabinet in which the entireapparatus is normally concealed from view, and is flush with the wall.

The front panel or cover of the cabinet may be used to form a mirrorsupport, or it may be plastered or papered like the walls of the house.It may further be enameled or decorated to match the woodwork or trim.The ofi'set corner, being particularly adaptable for house installationduring the construction of the house, we consider within the scope ofour invention. WVe further may vary the particular mounting arrangementwhich permits the pivot for the reel to be swung clear of the face ofthe cabinet during the hose withdrawal. p c

Having thus described our invention, what vwe claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is l o Fire extinguishing apparatus comprisinga wall cabinet having a hose reel, a pivotally mounted support for saidreel, and mounting means for said pivotal support which will permit themovement of the pivot of said support from within said cabinet so thatsaid reel will swing toany desired position within an 'arc ofsubstantially with reference to the face of said cabinet, and means forlimiting the pivotal movement of said support; o

ALBERTYB.'PHISTER.

BENJAMIN H. PHISTER;

